Since 1995, Vince Mendoza has been conductor of the
Metropole Orchestra. This gives the orchestra a heavyweight, because the American has already won a Grammy Award five times. Mendoza (Connecticut 1961) studied guitar, piano and trumpet and graduated from Ohio University. He then moves to Los Angeles, where he works with
Joe Zawinul and
Wayne Shorter and a releases a number of solo albums. In
… addition to his commitment to the Metropole Orchestra, Mendoza also works as an arranger, including on two albums by Joni Mitchell.more
